I've got some good stuff going already. 16x16 sprites, four shades of green. It's really fun to work with. Here's my problem though. I can't get the main character's run sequence to look right.

So far, I know I should make the body move, but I don't know where to put the movement. Should I just make him bob up and down, or should I make him lean forward? I need help with this.

The sprite:
   

Edit: I redid it a bit. I think I overdid the gun movement, but how do the legs look?




As always, thanks for your help.

Edited by Jimmy Bojangles - 17 August 2008 at 4:40pm

Hmm. I see. I changed it a bit, and I think it looks a bit less tangled. It's harder with only three colours (Fourth is background), because I can't change the back leg's colour to a darker shade. Anyway, I kind of have to fix the moving up and down thing, so he doesn't look like he's having a seizure.



Is that any better?

Edit: I've decided to go with the four frame run cycle to make it easier to animate everything else in the game.

Here's a zombie!






Edited by Jimmy Bojangles - 17 August 2008 at 8:20pm

Well, I did a little more work and threw together a no-backgroundy-mockup.



I think it looks alright, despite the lack of background. Feelings?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Sml2.png

do you use these colors?  If not, you should, gives it a MORE gameboy look then it already has.

I love anything retro so keep up the good work

The jumping animation don't really look like a jump. His feet shouldn't be touching the ground i guess...